MYP Design Teacher:                                  

Description:

St. Andrew’s School welcomes applications from dedicated and enthusiastic professionals for the position of MYP Design Teacher. This is a full-time position teaching MYP Design to students in grades 6 - 10, with the possibility of teaching IB DP Design Technology in the future. The successful candidate needs to have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability and desire to work collaboratively with all community constituents, including students, parents, and administration. 

Minimum qualifications:

• B.A. Degree in Education or other relevant degree
• 3-5 years relevant teaching experience
• IB programme experience 

Key Responsibilities: 

Teaching:

• Teach five sections of design 
• Using learning technologies to enhance learning
• Building on what students know, and differentiating to meet student needs 
• Being aware of students’ capabilities, their prior knowledge and planning teaching and differentiation as appropriate.
• Ensuring that the classroom environment is well-managed, organized, and neatly presented 
• Planning which emphasizes connections among curriculum areas and explicitly focuses on trans-disciplinary skills
• Planning which accommodates a range of ability levels and learning styles; teachers are expected to modify and accommodate for students as needed, i.e. accommodating individual language needs, student support services, students who are struggling as well as students who need more of a challenge
• Planning in a collegial and professional manner with peers, showing respect, being prepared and on time, and adhering to the school wide meeting norms and team’s essential agreements at all times
•  Providing clear and constructive feedback to students and their parents and caregivers 
• Communicating professionally with students and families. 
• Planning collaboratively for student learning, and which is based on agreed student learning outcomes, in the context of the school-wide program.
• Supporting other aspects of the IBO programs (ex: Supervise Extended Essays and/or Personal Projects) as directed 
•  Ensuring the documentation of curricula units and other planning on the platform and within the timelines set forth by the administration 

Advising:

• Responsible for the holistic academic and social-emotional well-being of students
• Serve as an advocate and coach for each advisee
• Communicate with parents bi-weekly in the form of a parent contact (email or phone call) to keep parents informed about their child’s overall academic and social/emotional progress. 

Student Life:

• Lead two seasons of after school activities 
• Participates in the residential life program, which includes weekend duties 

If interested, please submit a cover letter, current resume, and reference list by December 14th, 2020:

Alexandra R. McMullen

Assistant Head of School for Academics

amcmullen@standrews-ri.org